You know the saying think outside the box? Well, Veselka Bulkan, aka Little Herb Bouquet, thinks outside the embroidery hoop with her exquisite vegetable art. Combing traditional stitches with felting, she creates tiny carrots, radishes, and onions that dangle the edge of…
For the past week, I’ve been entranced by the above illustration by Kim Salt. It’s beautiful in its thriving vegetation while being an alluring depiction of space. Splendor is a common component to many of Kim’s works, commonly seen in oversized plants that…
1. Ceramic Animals by Sarah Theron 2. Sweet Peach Ceramic Pin by Louise Reimer 3. Timber Tiger Clock by Paul Farrell for ByShop 4. Pink Paint Pin by Dying Slowly 5. Bird Plate by Moonbird Pottery (Photo credit: Justina Blakeney) 6. Watermelon Necklace…
If you can’t tell by my posts over the past few weeks, I’m excited for the summer time. After a whole bunch of snow, the thought of warm weather has me over the moon! One thing I love about summer…
One craft trend I can’t get enough of is paper plants. I recently marveled at Kim Sielbeck’s delightful papier-mache cacti, and I’ve also pinned many a plant tutorials on my Pinterest. So when Corrie Beth Hogg shared with me her…
As summer approaches, I am loving one of its most prevailing trends—the off-the-shoulder shirt and dresses. Creating one of my favorite iterations of this style is Thief & Bandit, a line of clothing (among other things) that prints and sews garments in their…
A couple of weeks ago, I introduced a series called 1 Theme, 5 Ways. The premise was (and is) simple—to show how one idea interpreted can look very different. It all depends on the illustrator. My first installment focused on fashionable…
1. Ivy 3D-Printed Clutch by Odo Fioravanti for Maison 203 2. Llama Enamel Pin by Lindsey Balbierz 3. Witchy Mug by Lisa Junius 4. Hand Sculpted Dotted Bell Flower Brooch by eried 5. Floral Standard by Baggu 6. Hand Sewn Eye Earrings by Monk House Design 7. 3D…
Collage will always be a technique that’s near and dear to my heart, because it’s my chosen way of (art) working. Creating in the same vein is Chia-Chi Yu, a Taipei-based illustrator who uses a myriad of textured papers to create stunning…
You’ve got mail! And no, not those pesky spam emails, but beautiful, hand-painted envelopes by Lucy Halcomb. The Brooklyn-based illustrator uses gouache to adorn brightly-hued paper products which she then sends to lucky recipients. Lucy chronicles her delightful creations on…